Welcome to the Authorize.Net Server Integration Method (SIM) Developer Guide. This guide describes the Web development required to connect an e-commerce Web site or other application to the Authorize.Net Payment Gateway in order to submit credit card transactions for authorization and settlement using SIM.
The SIM Developer Guide is designed to provide you with quick, context-specific assistance no matter where you are in the integration process. You may also use this guide for training purposes or for general quick reference.
The SIM Developer Guide includes the features described below to help you easily find the information you need.
Main Toolbar
Contents – The Table of Contents displays a full list of the files available in the SIM Developer Guide. These files, or "topics", are arranged into books by functionality.
Search – The Search feature allows you to search for topics by one or more keyword(s). All topics featuring the keyword(s) submitted will display in the left panel.
Glossary – The Glossary feature displays definitions for common terms in the SIM Developer Guide.
SIM Guide PDF – The SIM Guide PDF feature allows you to print all of the topics and glossary terms as one PDF document.
Authorize.Net Home – Go to the Authorize.Net Web site.
Navigation Toolbar
The navigation toolbar at the top of the left panel allows you to view topics in a current book in the Table of Contents.
The Previous arrow button (pointing left) allows you to navigate to the previous topic in chronological order.
The Next arrow button (pointing right) allows you to navigate to the next topic in chronological order.
The Close button (a small ‘X’) allows you to close the left panel. To reopen the panel, simply click on any of the main toolbar buttons.
To go backward or forward to topics you recently viewed in different books, you will need to use your browser’s Back and Forward buttons.
We hope you find the SIM Developer Guide informative and useful. If you have any feedback, please tell us by using the Feedback feature in the Merchant Interface.